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(KMAland) -- Heavy rains across the Corn Belt have producers watching soybean fields closely for disease pressure and nutrient deficiencies. Bayer soybean specialist Jason Carr says excess moisture is driving many of the issues growers are seeing this season. "A big one, new one coming on in the southern part of the state and moving north is red crown rot. That'll look a lot like SDS (Sudden Death Syndrome).

(KMAland) -- Regional sports news updates are posted throughout the day. Continue to refresh for all of the latest from regional schools listed below.

(KMAland) -- Volleyball, cross country and softball dot the KMAland Sports Schedule for Saturday. Check out the complete slate below.

(KMAland) -- Glenwood, AL and AHSTW coaches and a Boyer Valley player were heard from during Week's KMA Sports High School Football Scoreboard Show. Check out interviews from Cory Faust, Peter Kilburg, Davis Pattee and Brody Koski below. Brody Koski, Boyer Valley Your browser does not support the audio element. Cory Faust, Glenwood Your browser does not support the audio element. Davis Pattee, AHSTW Your browser does not support the audio element.

(Treynor) -- What started as a rock fight ended with some fireworks as Van Meter staved off Treynor to pick up a state-rated road victory Friday night. The KMA State 2A No. 6 Bulldogs (1-1) were able to outlast the KMA State 1A No. 5 Cardinals (1-1) and hold off a last-minute charge to pick up the 35-28 win on the KMAX-Stream. "It was a game of survival of the fittest and we found a way to finish the game tonight," Van Meter Head Coach Eric Trudo told KMA Sports.

(KMAland) -- The DNR expert who runs the roadside pheasant survey says numbers are down, but he still sees a good season ahead. Wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says the overall number of birds dropped 17% from last year. “But in many of the regions the the stats said there really wasn’t any change, ” he says. He says the biggest drop was in northeast and southeast Iowa. They saw an average of 23 birds on their survey routes, but that fell to 19 birds in northeast Iowa.

(KMAland) -- Creighton won in shutout fashion over Gonzaga while Kansas City took a draw with SMU on Friday in regional men’s college soccer. Check out the regional soccer scoreboard and linked boxscores below.

(KMAland) -- Braxton McGinness helped Nodaway Valley to a win over Albany, Savannah handled business and Ashland-Greenwood was dominant behind Grayson Nolan in a win over Syracuse on Friday in KMAland Missouri & Nebraska football. Other area winners were Rock Port, Mound City, Worth County, Stanberry, Maryville, King City, North Andrew, Auburn, Elmwood-Murdock, Falls City, Johnson-Brock, Lourdes Central Catholic and Falls City Sacred Heart. Check out the area rundown below.

(KMAland) -- Iowa Western had a 2-0 day while ISU, UNI, Nebraska, Creighton, Omaha, UMKC and Kansas State all had one win each in regional college volleyball on Friday. Check out the scoreboard and linked boxscores below.

(KMAland) -- The Cardinals came back to beat the Rockies while the Royals were crushed by the Blue Jays in MLB on Friday. Check out the scores and leading stats in regional MLB below.